What are the wild donkeys now? Are they the striped ones?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you, what are the wild donkeys? Are they the striped ones now, like those you see in Africa, for example, or...
The Shaykh : It appears that the striping or whiteness is what is referred to. In the past, when wild animals came from Africa before the Suez Canal, the wild animals in Africa were found in al-Hijaz and Najd. We call them al-Wadhihi, from wadhh, which means whiteness.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : I, by Allah, did not live to see them. I know of them, but our Shaykhs call them al-Wadhihi.
The student: Al-Wadhihi comes to Najd; they say they are tall.
The Shaykh : ...tall or short, but the point is that anything resembling donkeys from... may fall under this, yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, this may be the case. Yes, this may be the case.
The Shaykh : It appears that the striping or whiteness is what is referred to. In the past, when wild animals came from Africa before the Suez Canal, the wild animals in Africa were found in al-Hijaz and Najd. We call them al-Wadhihi, from wadhh, which means whiteness.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : I, by Allah, did not live to see them. I know of them, but our Shaykhs call them al-Wadhihi.
The student: Al-Wadhihi comes to Najd; they say they are tall.
The Shaykh : ...tall or short, but the point is that anything resembling donkeys from... may fall under this, yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, this may be the case. Yes, this may be the case.